Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

What's causing the violence in western Ethiopia

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par Tsega Etefa, Associate Professor of History, Colgate University

While the world is focusing on the humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia caused by the war between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, brutal repetitive attacks have taken place in the Metekkel zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz state in western Ethiopia.

Some of the reasons for the attacks include neighbouring Amhara state’s claim to ownership of the Metekkel zone. The Amhara state wants the…

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